Our Team

Kamron (she/her) was born and raised in rural Hillsboro. She is a graduate of Seattle University School of Law and studied law as a mid-career change after over a decade of non-profit management and program development. As an attorney, Kamron has worked for Legal Aid Services of Oregon, Clackamas County Circuit Court, and served as Deputy Public Guardian and Conservator for Multnomah County for nine years. 

Kamron is the past President of the Oregon State Bar, immediate Past President of Oregon Women Lawyer’s Foundation, Past President and current treasurer for OGALLA: Oregon’s LGTBQ Bar Association, past board member of Queen’s Bench, and past trustee for the Washington State Bar Association Foundation. In 2023 she was appointed to the Professionalism Committee and the Advisory Committee to Diversity at Inclusion (ACDI) at the Oregon State Bar. Kamron was recently recognized as a 2023 Super Lawyer.

Kamron is focused on access to justice for all, working alongside underserved populations, centering diversity equity and inclusion, and modernizing how legal services are offered. 

In her spare time, Kamron enjoys women’s soccer, biking alone and playing board games with family.

Em (she/they) was born and raised in Southeast Portland Oregon and graduated from local Cleveland High School with an international baccalaureate diploma.

They went on to study at Humboldt State University, nestled in the beautiful Redwood forest of Northern California. Em got her degree in International Studies and Spanish and spent time traveling and studying abroad in Eastern Spain.

Outside of work they has been spending time doing community development and outreach to the houseless population. In her free time Em enjoys cooking and honing her craft in jewelry making, rock tumbling and pottery.

Casey (he/him) was raised in Salem, Oregon and attended Portland State University for college. Casey received a B.S. in Criminology & Criminal Justice and then pursued a Master’s degree in Education, Leadership, and Policy. After completing his graduate degree, he worked at PSU for over a decade. While he enjoyed working with and supporting college students, Casey always had a passion for the law. Casey was the Chair of the Student Conduct Committee at PSU,
where he worked closely with attorneys and other professional staff to adjudicate violations of PSU’s Code of Student Conduct. This work reignited Casey’s interest in the law, and at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, he decided to change careers and attend law school.

Casey graduated from Willamette University College of Law where he focused his studies on elder law, estate planning, and probate.
Casey has been a member of OGALLA: Oregon’s LGBTQ+ Bar Association since 2020, and is currently serving as the annual Dinner Gala Chair. Casey also volunteers with the Clean Slate Clinic providing free expungements to Oregonians with prior criminal incidents.

In his spare time, Casey enjoys reading, traveling, board and card games, exploring the PNW with his dogs, and collecting McMenamins passport stamps.

Born and raised in Savannah, Georgia, Marguerite (she/her) graduated from LSU’s Paul M. Hebert Law Center in 2019 with a Juris Doctor and Graduate Diploma in Comparative Law. She relocated to Oregon with her partner in 2022 and has come to call the state home.  

Marguerite’s practice focuses on all things family law. While in Louisiana, Marguerite worked as a family law attorney for Southeast Louisiana Legal Services and Acadiana Legal Services Corporation, with the goal of providing access to justice for underserved communities. In 2021 and 2022, she served as Chair of the Louisiana State Bar Association’s Family Law Task Force where she presented in-person and web-based CLEs, developed written training materials for attorneys and non-attorney advocates alike, and participated in various community outreach programs. 

In Marguerite’s spare time you might find her daydreaming, learning new languages, or exploring the Pacific Northwest with her partner and beloved Australian Shepherd, Doc.

Jeffrey is a veteran family law attorney with over 40 years of experience. Through his years of community leadership, professionalism, and interdisciplinary issues, he has distinguished himself as one of Portland’s most established and respected family law attorneys. While also skilled at high-conflict custody litigation, Jeff has focused his practice on financially complex divorce cases that include the valuation and protection of high net worth estates, business interests, and other marital property distribution issues. 

Jeff has served with a number of non-profit organizations that aid those in need. In 1997, Jeff founded Oregon Lawyers Against Hunger which has raised over $3.5 million for the Oregon Food Bank since its inception.  Recently, Jeff co-founded Lawyers for Literacy, designed to raise funds and volunteers for SMART Reading. Jeff has served as president of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Oregon Chapter; has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America since 2016, Super Lawyers since 2007 and has been AV rated by Martindale Hubbeln since 1999. When he’s not working, Jeff loves the great outdoors, often accompanied by his two Bernese Mountain dogs, Amos Lee and Peaches Marie. He enjoys literature and music and is a die-hard, unwavering and uncompromising Oregon Ducks fan.

Born and raised in San Francisco, California Lucas (he/him) received his B.A. with a major in Global Art Studies at University of California Merced in 2018. During this time, he did a semester abroad in London where he studied art and public health.

In 2019 Lucas moved up to Portland after wanting a change of pace where he found a job at Voodoo Doughnut, where he quickly rose through the ranks and became a manager. Lucas also occupies his time volunteering for the Portland Film Festival where he became the Director of Prescreening.

At the end of 2022, Lucas attended the Paralegal Certificate Program at Portland Community College to further his education, knowledge and his desire to give back to the community. Lucas graduated the program in 2023 with full honors.

In his free time, you can find Lucas volunteering with the Portland Film festival, visiting museums, attending shows, and traveling.

TJ was born and raised in South Florida. They attended University of Florida where they studied English with a concentration in Film and Media Studies. While a student they joined the Reproductive Rights Activist Service Corps (RRASC) and served as an intern at Law Students for Reproductive Justice (now If/When/How) in Oakland, CA. 

They moved to San Francisco in 2016 and began work as an operations specialist and later program manager at Stripe, a financial technology startup. Since moving to Portland in 2021 they’ve worked as a production assistant, community organizer, and housing case manager. In 2023 they co-founded Renters Action Network with a group of organizers, social workers, artists, and renters to help form tenant unions and grow collective renter power in the Portland region.

When not working or organizing, TJ loves dancing with friends, watching horror movies, playing video games, ice skating, and catching the sun.

Caitlin (she/her) was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area. She attended San Jose State University, where she double majored in Philosophy and Communication Studies with a minor in Legal Studies. While she was a full-time student, she also worked in university and public libraries, offered tutoring services for various Philosophy, Communication, and English courses, and volunteered at her college radio station.  

Caitlin moved to the Pacific Northwest to pursue a legal career and is a proud graduate of Willamette University College of Law. While at Willamette, she completed a two-year clerkship with the Oregon Department of Justice’s Child Advocacy and Protection Division, engaged in multiple extracurriculars, and was committed to helping foster a diverse, equitable, and inclusive community at her law school. 

After graduating from Willamette, Caitlin worked at a McMinnville-based family law and criminal defense firm and gained experience with high-conflict divorce and child custody proceedings. Caitlin joined The Commons because she wanted to return to public service and use the litigation skills she learned to help underserved communities. 

Beyond her professional pursuits, Caitlin enjoys live music, traveling, writing, and spending time with her husband, dog, rabbit, and two cockatiels. She is currently exploring creative writing and learning how to cook.

Kristina (she/her) was born and raised in the Seattle area and moved to Portland in early 2002. While working as a barista, she attended Portland State University where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminal Justice in 2006. She then moved to Southern California to be closer to family and broadened her administrative experience in the medical and dental fields.

In 2010 Kristina moved back to Portland and decided to further her education at Portland Community College and received her Associate Paralegal Degree in 2017.

Kristina has been the Treasurer on the Board of Directors at a local non-profit for almost 5 years and continues to find fulfillment working in the non-profit sector.

In her spare time, Kristina loves to paint, draw, and attend concerts when she can.

Riley (he/him) has been a Pacific Northwesterner for most of his life, growing up in Battle Ground, WA before settling in Portland. His practice has consisted of estate planning, probate, and business, but his passion is in developing systems and processes to improve the efficiency and quality of legal services to better reach currently under-served populations.

Riley received a B.A., cum laude, with a major in Business Administration from Washington State University (Vancouver) in 2011 and earned his J.D., cum laude, in 2016 from Lewis & Clark Law School, where he was an Article Editor of the Lewis & Clark Law Review.

In his spare time, Riley enjoys playing tabletop games with friends and family, hiking fantastic local trails, and perfecting favorite dishes from his backyard garden’s harvest. Whenever possible, he relishes the opportunity to travel with his wife to castles, art museums, and other stunning landmarks around the world while experiencing the local culture.

Ekua (she/her) graduated from Willamette University College of Law in 2015. During her time in law school, Ekua was an active member of the Multicultural Law Student Association and the Women’s Law Caucus. She knew early on that she wanted to serve the community, and so spent a year working in the Willamette Clinical Law Program with a focus on estate planning. After graduating, Ekua worked a year and a half as a judicial clerk for the Hon. Cheryl Albrecht. Ekua joined The Commons because she has a passion for helping build intergenerational wealth within the Black community. Ekua also currently serves as President of the National Bar Association's Oregon Chapter. Ekua was recently awarded the PBJ 40 Under 40 Award and Willamette Week's Skidmore Prize.

In her free time, Ekua enjoys science fiction & fantasy, baking, and live music.

Alex (he/him) grew up in southern California and relocated to the Pacific Northwest to pursue his undergraduate degree at the University of Oregon, where he is finishing up his Juris Doctorate, proudly earning the distinction of being a "double duck." He is completing his legal education with a concentration in Estate Planning at the University of Oregon School of Law.

Alex has demonstrated his steadfast commitment to public service through various endeavors. In college Alex served on the University of Oregon Dance Marathon Board. In law school, he participated in the Wills for the Underserved Program, volunteered with the Commons Tenant Eviction Defense team, and worked in the University of Oregon Business Law Clinic. Alex joined The Commons because he wanted to combine his love for estate planning with his commitment to serving underserved communities.

Beyond professional pursuits, Alex enjoys cooking, playing chess, exercising, walking his dog, and exploring the great State of Oregon.

Raised in the beautiful Central Oregon high desert, Kristina (she/her) attended the University of Oregon, graduating with a B.A. in English and Master’s degree in Education.  She is proud to count close to a thousand former students from her days teaching middle and high school in Renton, WA, Las Vegas, NV, and Forest Grove, OR.  In 2014, Kristina received her doctoral degree in educational leadership from George Fox University. 

Kristina’s passion as an educator has been facilitating equitable educational outcomes for traditionally and persistently underserved students.  Toward that end, she also acted as a professional development facilitator, training hundreds of educators in high-leverage instructional and inclusiveness practices. Her most recent role in education was as district leader in curriculum and instruction. 

Kristina has long been interested in the law and is thrilled to be transitioning to a new career through her position here at The Commons.  She is currently finishing her paralegal program at the University of San Diego School of Law.  Kristina says that the next phase of her career will still be focused on social justice and equity, just in a different field!

In her free time, Kristina enjoys travel, learning (especially languages), and spending time with her partner and their families around their beloved home state of Oregon.

After graduating from Michigan in mathematics, Craig (he/him) switched to law for reasons ideological and to have stories to tell at parties. Law review published his comment on civil disobedience. After practicing with legal aid in Detroit he moved to Portland, where his general practice concentrated on landlord-tenant law starting in 1990. He maintained 400 pages of annotations to Oregon's Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, which he made available for free to lawyers with organizations serving the poor. He retired from practicing and publishing at the start of 2020 -- never guessing that COVID was about to intensify the isolation of retirement --  but has come back into the fray in a non-practicing role.

Hobbies include auditing math classes at Portland State University, modifying loudspeakers, and reading about the Civil War.

Julia (she/her) was raised in Oregon, and studied Public Health and French at Oregon State University. She recently returned to Oregon from Massachusetts, where received her Juris Doctorate at Northeastern University School of Law. Passionate about health and social equity, Julia is excited and grateful to have joined The Commons as part of their Tenant Eviction Defense team. 

In her free time, Julia is most likely surrounded by various half-complete crafts, lounging with her cat, learning something new, or exploring outside.

Tanner (he/him) was born and raised in rural Pennsylvania, before studying History and Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Massachusetts – Amherst. After some time spent traveling and trying out different career paths, Tanner found his way to Portland, where he became active in local politics and community organizing. Attending Lewis & Clark Law School, Tanner was an active member of the National Lawyers Guild student chapter, serving as Chair in his final year, and remains an active member of the Portland Chapter. Tanner is passionate about expanding access to legal services and seeking ways for the legal profession to better support and work within social movements.

In his free time, Tanner can be found scheming on his next soup recipe, exploring the woods of the Pacific Northwest, or mentally bracing himself for the next time Philadelphia sports let him
down.

Kate (she/her) was born in Maryland. She has an associate’s degree in therapeutic massage from Anne Arundel Community College and a bachelor’s degree in social sciences from Towson University. After a brief stint as a massage therapist, she worked with domestic violence victims as a shelter intensive case manager, provided free mediation services for Baltimore City residents experiencing conflict, and slung groceries at Trader Joe’s, along with a laundry list of side jobs. She eventually moved to New Orleans, where she read books in parks, worked at Trader Joe's, and had a part-time job as a hospital advocate for sexual assault victims.   

She chose to attend law school in her early thirties because she wanted to increase her capacity to serve her community. She graduated from University of Tennessee College of Law in 2022 with a Juris Doctor and a certificate in Law and Social Welfare. She moved to Oregon right after law school to be closer to friends and family and is so happy to call it home. 

In her free time she enjoys watching birds with her cat, seeing live music with her partner, baking, reading, and going for aimless walks around the city.